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Michael Richards, a star of the hit television comedy ''Seinfeld,'' says he will take part in the making of a DVD of the series, but he says he ought to be paid for it. People close to Mr. Richards and his co-stars Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Jason...

December 24, 2003, Wednesday

If there is one stark lesson to be learned from the current television season, this is it: Stars don't work. The pile-up of wrecked star vehicles grew last week when the season's biggest name, Bette Midler, saw her CBS series officially...

Michael Richards is virtually dancing in the street. But he doesn't look like himself or Kramer, the character he played for eight years on ''Seinfeld.'' Wearing a waistcoat, a high collar and spats, he brandishes a cane and a tall silk hat. Topping...

Since Michael Richards perversely gets top billing in TNT's two-part ''David Copperfield,'' to be broadcast tomorrow and Monday, let's give him top billing here. Which is to say, let's convey right off the bat that his performance as Micawber in the...